Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cards/References - Revision history

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‎Trivia

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‎A Christmas Carol

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‎A Christmas Carol

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‎Other references

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SolarBot at 10:22, August 29, 2012

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 **[[Mr. Burns]] as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] (called "[[Burnseneezer Scrooge]]")
 **[[Sideshow Bob]] as [[Bob Cratchit]]
-**[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] as {{w|Jacob Marley}} (called "[[Smarmley]]")
+**[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] as {{W|Jacob Marley}} (called "[[Smarmley]]")
 **[[Nelson]], [[Milhouse]], [[Sherri]], [[Terri]] and [[Martin]] as street urchins whom Scrooge hires to work in his greeting card factory.
 *Cratchit mentions his son Gimpy Tom (not seen in the story), a reference to [[Tiny Tim]].
-*When Scrooge realizes the moneymaking potential of greeting cards, he calls them "the Ghost of Christmas Future", a reference to the {{w|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come}}.
+*When Scrooge realizes the moneymaking potential of greeting cards, he calls them "the Ghost of Christmas Future", a reference to the {{W|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come}}.
 === Other references ===
-*When [[Lisa]] can't reach the mailbox's opening, [[Bart]] uses his scarf to snag the handle and pull it open, similar to {{w|Linus van Pelt|Linus}} and his blanket in the ''[[Peanuts]]'' television special ''{{w|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown}}''.
+*When [[Lisa]] can't reach the mailbox's opening, [[Bart]] uses his scarf to snag the handle and pull it open, similar to {{W|Linus van Pelt|Linus}} and his blanket in the ''[[Peanuts]]'' television special ''{{W|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown}}''.
-*Scrooge "[builds] a greeting card empire, creating cards for every occasion", smilar to {{w|Hallmark Cards}}.
+*Scrooge "[builds] a greeting card empire, creating cards for every occasion", smilar to {{W|Hallmark Cards}}.
 *The story contains a couple of tongue-in-cheek references to Hallmark's product line including greeting cards for virtually any occasion:
-**Cratchit makes a batch of {{w|Boxing Day}} cards.
+**Cratchit makes a batch of {{W|Boxing Day}} cards.
 **When he fails to finish the cards on time, Scrooge fires him, informing him of the sacking by giving him a greeting card that reads "So sorry for your loss of gainful employment."

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 == Cultural references ==
 === ''A Christmas Carol'' ===
-*The "origin" portion of the story takes place in the same setting (19th-century [[London]]) as ''{{w|A Christmas Carol}}'' by {{w|Charles Dickens}}.
+*The "origin" portion of the story takes place in the same setting (19th-century [[London]]) as ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]].
 *Various Springfieldians have been cast as characters in the story, including:
 **[[Mr. Burns]] as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] (called "[[Burnseneezer Scrooge]]")

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 *The "origin" portion of the story takes place in the same setting (19th-century [[London]]) as ''{{w|A Christmas Carol}}'' by {{w|Charles Dickens}}.
 *Various Springfieldians have been cast as characters in the story, including:
-**[[Mr. Burns]] as {{w|Ebenezer Scrooge}} (called "[[Burnseneezer Scrooge]]")
+**[[Mr. Burns]] as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] (called "[[Burnseneezer Scrooge]]")
 **[[Sideshow Bob]] as [[Bob Cratchit]]
 **[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] as {{w|Jacob Marley}} (called "[[Smarmley]]")

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 === ''A Christmas Carol'' ===
 *The "origin" portion of the story takes place in the same setting (19th-century [[London]]) as ''{{w|A Christmas Carol}}'' by {{w|Charles Dickens}}.
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 *When Scrooge realizes the moneymaking potential of greeting cards, he calls them "the Ghost of Christmas Future", a reference to the {{w|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come}}.
-=== Other References ===
+=== Other references ===
 *When [[Lisa]] can't reach the mailbox's opening, [[Bart]] uses his scarf to snag the handle and pull it open, similar to {{w|Linus van Pelt|Linus}} and his blanket in the ''{{w|Peanuts}}'' television special ''{{w|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown}}''.
 *Scrooge "[builds] a greeting card empire, creating cards for every occasion", smilar to {{w|Hallmark Cards}}.